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GE Healthcare-Americas Signa 3.0T EXCITE Whole Body Magnetic Resonance System

FDA device recall Z-0815-2007 · posted 2007-05-18 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
GE Medical Systems LLC
Reason for recall
To provide the 3.0T MRI systems users with the 8-channel brain coil the proper coil weighting software. The proper coil weighting factors for the eight-channel brain coil were not included in the software.
Action taken
The corrective action is already completed and all customers have been notified via a personal visit to each site, to install a software patch beginning June, 2006.
Root cause
Other
Status
Terminated
Product code
LNH
Quantity affected
30 units
Distribution
Worldwide, including USA, China, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan.
Date initiated
2006-06-01
Date posted
2007-05-18
Date terminated
2008-02-24
Location
Waukesha, WI

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